intending
intending — 動詞
- intendingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- intendings3rd person singular
- intendinging-ing form
- intendingedpast simple
1. to plan or want to do something, or to want a particular thing to happen as a re
打算；意圖
心中有計畫或目的想去做某事
to plan or want to do something, or to want a particular thing to happen as a result of what you do.
Intending to surprise her grandmother, Devika baked a lemon cake before dawn.
Devika 想給祖母一個驚喜，天還沒亮就烤了一個檸檬蛋糕。
intend + to-infinitive in an opening participle clause
Aylin had been intending to call the dentist for weeks, but kept forgetting.
Aylin 好幾個星期以來一直打算打電話給牙醫，卻總是忘記。
had been intending to + verb for a long-held, unfulfilled plan
The two brothers were intending to start a small bakery near the harbour.
這兩兄弟原本打算在港口附近開一家小麵包店。
Workers intending to leave the company early must give one month's notice.
打算提早離職的員工，必須提前一個月提出申請。
Tamás kept intending to fix the broken gate, yet weeks passed without action.
Tamás 一直想著要修好那扇壞掉的門，但好幾個星期過去都沒動手。
文法句型
intend + to-infinitive
intend + that-clause
intend + -ing
用法筆記
Most often followed by a to-infinitive ('intend to leave'); more formally it can take a that-clause or, less commonly, an '-ing' form ('intend leaving'). The present participle 'intending' frequently opens a clause that states someone's aim.
常見錯誤
intending — 形容詞
- intendingpositive
- more intendingcomparative
- most intendingsuperlative
1. planning or hoping to do or become something soon, as in an intending buyer or a
準；有意的
打算或即將成為某種身分的（用於名詞前）
planning or hoping to do or become something soon, as in an intending buyer or an intending traveller.
Intending passengers should arrive at the harbour gate thirty minutes before departure.
有意搭乘的旅客應在開船前三十分鐘抵達碼頭閘口。
intending + noun used attributively in a formal notice
The estate agent welcomed three intending buyers to the small seaside cottage.
房仲帶了三位有意購買的買家參觀那棟海邊小屋。
intending buyers as a common fixed collocation
Intending students must submit their application forms before the end of June.
準學生必須在六月底前繳交申請表。
The clinic offers a free evening class for intending parents in the town.
鎮上的診所為準父母開設免費的晚間課程。
- prospective
more common and neutral; expected to become something soon
- aspiring
stresses personal ambition to reach a role or job
- would-be
informal; sometimes hints the person may not actually succeed
文法句型
intending + noun
用法筆記
Comes before the noun it describes ('an intending buyer'), much like 'prospective' or 'would-be'. Most common in formal or official wording about people who are about to take a role or action.